Originally Posted by 71birdJ68
Glass beading is 2nd worst next to sand blasting. See if you can find someone with a water blasting machine, commonly called vapor honing. There is one man that can do it correct and that is Jim Ridge.


Agree with Jim Ridge for sure, and unsure if he does his vapor honed or another process. Once cleaned you should be using a Chem film on the aluminum, recommend Alodine 1001.